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Table 1 Background characteristics

From: Cardiorespiratory fitness attenuates age-associated aggregation of white matter hyperintensities in an at-risk cohort

Characteristic

Value

Age (years)

64.19 (5.85) (49.58–74.96)

Female (%)

65.40

Education (years)

16.30 (2.35) (12–22)

FH (%)

71

APOE4 (%)

43

MMSE

29.37 (1.01) (24–30)

Hypertension (%)

14.0

Diabetes (%)

1.8

Smoker (%)

34.6

Beta blocker usage (%)

6.5

BMI (kg/m2)

27.84 (5.31) (17.65–48.03)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

123.72 (15.66) (94–162)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

70.41 (9.62) (44–90)

OUES

1153.52 (290.72) (460–2290)

WMH (ml)

2.90 (5.23) (0.011–28.03)

ICV (ml)

1466.46 (140.65) (1175–1927)

Interval between MRI and GXT (years)

1.04 (1.04) (0–4.42)

  1. All values presented as mean (standard deviation) (range) unless noted otherwise
  2. FH family history of Alzheimer’s disease, APOE4 apolipoprotein E ε4 allele carriage, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, BMI body mass index, OUES oxygen uptake efficiency slope, WMH white matter hyperintensities, ICV intracranial volume, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, GXT graded exercise testing
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Alzheimer's Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1758-9193